At the same time that Zhu Cihong summoned Tang Ruowang, on the edge of the Fengtianmen Gatehouse, Ji Kun and Li Shaoyou were sitting on the two chairs, waiting to be summoned.

Both were delighted!

Ji Kun can finally be a cool official, he has always thought that he is a talented person, if he wants to be an official, he can definitely become a famous minister in history, but now he is a cool official, and his reputation is stinky, how can he be willing? This time, Emperor Zhu personally promised to let him leave the Imperial Palace, and he would also give him a chance to go down in history - Zhu Cihong is a famous man! Since he promised Ji Kun, he will not repay the debt.

The beauty in Ji Kun's heart! I don't know where I want to be an official? If you go down in history, I'm afraid it's not enough to be a prefect! Do you want to be a governor? If you become a governor, you will either go to Shaanxi or Henan.

And Li Shaoyou doesn't care about fame, he just wants to make a little more, so he wants to go to Yushitai or Juntun Division to be an official. But his uncle Li Ruolian is an unsympathetic nerd and refuses to open the back door for his nephew. Therefore, he became the teacher of the Beijing School - the Beijing School Hall is a Qingshui Yamen, and there are a lot of Lu, but it is still a dead salary! His participation in the "overcoming difficulties" time is relatively late, is Zhu Cihong Dingding Nanjing before joining the gang, so he did not get a big reward, and he joined the Jinyi Wei did not make any merit, before the transfer to the teacher was only the official position of the general banner, the monthly income of 15 taels of silver, no Xuntian, just in the Dongcheng District of Nanjing, the location is not good, so he has not built a house, he still lives in the official house (dormitory).

After being transferred to the Beijing School of Teachers, his income doubled, his monthly income reached 30 taels, and he received 13 salaries a year, which is 390 taels. In today's Nanjing workplace, an annual income of 390 taels of silver is definitely a high salary. But Li Shaoyou didn't spend a lot of money, he especially likes to visit the Qinhuai River, and he also likes antique calligraphy and painting...... Both things burn money! So the boss is not small, and he hasn't even married a wife.

Of course, he is not an ordinary person, he is the nephew of Li Ruolian, the military academy envoy of the Generalissimo's Mansion!

It's not easy to really want a wife? The dowry Li Ruolian will come out for him, and if he finds a rich girl with a dowry, he can eat soft rice happily.

But he still has requirements for his wife, to be beautiful, and to be knowledgeable...... That's hard!

Just when Li Shaoyou was about to give up and marry a fat woman who was the right person (she was the daughter of the Yangzhou salt family, with 300,000 taels to marry), his opportunity to soar finally came!

The Great Tomorrow Son personally gave him a chance to forge the "Holy Relic"! And he's done a good job, so he should be rewarded.

He had already thought about it, if the emperor asked him what he wanted later? He asked to go to Songjiang to be the overseer of the imperial history...... I heard that the prefect of Songjiang, Grand Duke Luo, is a big corrupt official! Just catch him, and you'll have everything!

"Xuan Jikun and Li Shaoyou are here!"

The two of them didn't have to wait too long before a guard led them to Fengtian Hall to see Emperor Zhu.

The place to meet the emperor was placed in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Fengtian Temple, and the two of them were summoned together with Emperor Zhu, as well as Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Tang Ruowang, the deputy secretary of Taixue.

The two made a big salute, and Emperor Zhu immediately gave him a seat.

"Ji Qing, Li Shaoyou," Zhu Cihong said with a smile when he saw the two of them sitting down, "Today, the two of you are entering the palace, and there is a mission that can go down in history and want to hand it over to the two." ”

Ji Kun sounds a little strange, how can a famous dispatch go down in history be given to two people?

And Li Shaoyou was a little disappointed - he didn't want to go down in history, so he wanted to make a fortune and marry a beautiful wife.

Looking at the expectant expressions of the two of them, Emperor Zhu then pointed at Tang Ruowang: "Deputy Siye Tang just told me that the Philippine governor of Spain is likely to be in trouble with me on his own initiative. I was peaceful by nature and did not want to fight, so I wanted to send a mission to Europe to meet with the kings of Spain, Portugal, the protector of England, the consuls of the Netherlands, the kings of France, and the Roman patriarchs, and to sign treaties of commerce and missionary affairs to demarcate spheres of influence. ”

What can be achieved by peaceful means, Emperor Zhu is certainly not willing to go to war. Not to mention that people die in wars, and they have to burn a lot of money.

Even if there was to be a war, it would have to isolate Spain diplomatically, and it would not be possible for one country to fight several or even a dozen countries. Even if he can win, Da Ming will have to break his muscles and bones!

Therefore, Emperor Zhu decided to send an embassy to Europe, and the first thing he asked for was to set up a museum and establish diplomatic relations; The second is to divide the sphere of influence - the Ming Dynasty is not demanding now, that is, the East Asian continent, the Korean Peninsula, the Indochina Peninsula, and the rest will be talked about later; The third is the transfer of the right to protect the religion - from Portugal to the Ming Dynasty!

After Emperor Zhu finished his mission to Europe, he continued: "Ji Qing, I plan to make you the ambassador of the mission to Europe...... After visiting Europa, he opened the Ming Embassy in Europa in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and served as the permanent ambassador to Europa! ”

Ji Kun was dumbfounded, the permanent ambassador to Europa? Isn't that just a distribution of wild lands, don't come back? It's no different from killing people, isn't it?

The co-author of the emperor was afraid that others would know about his forgery of the Holy Relics, so he sent himself out?

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Ji Qing, this is a dispatch that can go down in history!" Do a good job, and when you return to the dynasty in the future, I will make you a baron. ”

Daming now has a seventh-class title, duke, marquis, earl, son, male, plus prince and county king. Among them, the prince and the prince have not been given a foreign surname (not counting the monarch of the vassal state), and the titles given to the courtiers with a foreign surname are duke, marquis, uncle, son, male and so on. It is a total of five and ten knighthoods.

The title is not given to Yuroku, but it will be given to Xuntian and the mansion. Xuntian is given a maximum of 4,000 acres, and the number of Guogong downwards is reduced by 400 acres, and the smallest baron is 400 acres of Xuntian.

The total holdings of a courtier's title and meritorious field shall not exceed 4,000 mu. Xuntian has had to pay taxes like ordinary private land since the year of the Hongxing Division. But as long as the first landlord is alive, the tax paid by the imperial court can be "rewarded" by the imperial court - that is, a tax refund!

It may seem like a redundant move to pay first and then retreat, but it is actually of great significance, which eliminates the possibility of expanding Xuntian's tax-exempt power. All privately held land is subject to taxes! And after paying and then retreating, it is to talk to the court, how much land do you have, the magistrate does not dare to ask, the Ming court can have an account, you will know it when you check it.

In addition, the land of the imperial village held by Zhu Cihong, the emperor himself, is the same as paying taxes first and then rebate! Therefore, how much land there is in Huangzhuang, the Ming household department is now clear.

The real estate held by the Royal Chamber of Commerce is not the land of the Imperial Village, but private real estate, which is no different from ordinary private real estate...... The emperor's private investment and the royal estate are not the same thing!

By the way, this set of land tax system, which is very strict for the elite, was proposed by Qian Qianyi and Zheng Zhilong, the leaders of the Korean Central and Southern People's Party!

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

Of course, Ji Kun didn't want to go abroad, but he also knew that there was such a thing as killing people and killing people!

"Li Shaoyou," Zhu Cihong said to Li Shaoyou again, "You should also go to Europe as an envoy, become a military attache of the mission, be in charge of military exchanges, and be promoted to a thousand households." ”

Thousands of households have 60 taels of salary, and 13 salaries a year, which is 780 taels of silver, which is a very good high salary!

Li Shaoyou didn't realize how long he had to stay in Europe, so he also kowtowed with a smile and thanked him.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "You go back and prepare, let's set off this month!" I have already asked the Dongning Army to prepare ships and attachés, and you can also bring some people with you, and draw up a list and hand it over to the Department of Trade and Diplomacy of the Ministry of Households. ”

The visit was quite grand, with no less than 300 men (not including sailors) and at least six ships of 10,000 stone to escort them to Europe. They also carry gifts for European monarchs and popes, as well as a lot of porcelain and silk that are ready to be sold in Europe to pay for the expenses of missions in European countries.

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